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Author & Punisher says:

Half of Drone Machines was essentially a guitar and drum machine industrial album and I played those songs live from 2005-2008 or so. I was slowly realizing that being stuck within the drum machine and midi click framework was limiting creativity and I could be more organically brutal  if I played everything live…so I built everything from the machines, the speakers, the pedals, the tables, my microphone and even completely gutted my 2004 Sprinter so that everything would fit in there including a bed (and a surfboard or two). The sonic path of these albums was the result of time in the machine shop and warehouse, grinding out metal parts, soldering electronics, programming and tuning speakers. I think if you listen to the progression from tracks like Doppler and Burrow Below (on Drone Machines), which I regard as my favorite guitar/drum machine based A&P tracks, to tracks like Terrorbird, Set Flames, Flesh Ants and Women & Children, you can hear things get a bit more loose.  These tracks were all written on the machines, bourne from time on the road honing in on a certain type of heaviness I felt was powerful and meaningful to play.

AUTHOR & PUNISHER UK/EU 2024 Tour Dates

03.08.24 – Newcastle (UK) – Cluny 2
04.08.24 – Glasgow (UK) – Core. Fest
05.08.24 – Belfast (UK) – Voodoo
06.08.24 – Dublin (IR) – Grand Social
07.08.24 – Limerick (IR) – Dolan's Kasbah
09.08.24 – Sinzendorf (DE) – Void Fest
10.08.24 – Nijmegen (NL) – Doornroosje*
12.08.24 – Brighton (UK) – Chalk*
13.08.24 – London (UK) – New Cross Inn*
14.08.24 – Manchester (UK) – The Bread Shed*
15.08.24 – Bristol (UK) – ArcTanGent
16.08.24 – Francavilla al Mare (IT) – Frantic Fest
18.08.24 – Gyöngyös (HU) – Feketej Zaj 

*Co-Headliner with KEN mode